Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
be 14.8% less likely to be obese
In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 59.3% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 74.2% more on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.7% more coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
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